Improvement in corn-planters



W. H. LITTBL. Corn Planter.

' W Patented July 26, 1870.

MPETERS, PHDTOYLITHDGRAPHER, WASHINGTQN, D\C.

Letters Pdtent No. 105,702, dated uly 26. 1870.

IMPROVEMENT 11v CORN-PLANTERS.

To all whom it may concern; i

Be it known that I, VtQLLIAM H. Lr'rTnL, of Prairie du Ohieu,' -iu thecounty of Crawford and State of wisconsin, have invented. a new and useful Improveprovem'ent in Oorn-Plantrs;aud I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification. i r i Figure-1 is a'vert-ical'longitudinal section of my improved machine, taken through the line x x, fig. 2.

Figure 2 is a top view of the same, parts being broken away to show the construction.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My inventionhas for its object to furnish a simple, convenient, and effective corn-planter, which shall be so constructed and arranged as to enable the corn to be readily planted in accurate checkrow, without its being necessary to previously mark out the ground either way; and a p i It consists} in the construction and combination of thevariousparts of the machine, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the frameof the machine, which is made of such a width that the drive-wheels B, placed upon the journals of the axle C, may be at the distance apart at which it is desired-to plant corn.

- The axle O revolvesin bearings attached to the rear parts of the side-bars of the frame A. A

' One of the'wheels B revolves loosely upon the axle G, and the other wheel B is securely attached to the a other journal of the axle C, so as to carry the said axle with'it in its rcyolu'tion. a t a The rims of the wheels B are made broad, so as to pressthe soil down upon the seed and cover it.

.be directly in front of the wheels B.

D are the plows, which are attached to the lower ends of the standards E, which pass up through slots in the forward parts, a, of the side bars of the frame A, so as to be directly infront of the wheels B.

Through the upper parts of the standards Eris passed a pin, F, the e'nds of which, upon both sides of the standards E, are connected with the ends of the springs G, which ends are slottedor notched to receive the said standards,- as shown in figs. l and2;

The springs Gare attached to th eforward parts, a, of the side barsof the frame A, andare so arranged as tohold the plows down to their work under ordi- Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making paxt or the same narycircumstances, but allow said plows to rise should they strike an obstruction.

Several holes are formed through the upper parts. i

of thestandards E for the reception of the pins 1 so that the plows may be adjusted to work deeper or shallower in the ground, as may be desired.

The draft strain upon the standards. E is sustained by the chains'H, the lower ends of which are attached to the lower parts of the standards E, and the upper ends of which are adjust-ably attached to the forward ends of the side bars a of the frame'A, soithat the said chains may be lengthened and shortened as may be desired.

I are the seed-hoppers, which are attached to the side bars a of the frame A directly in the rear of the standards E, and directly in front of the wheels B.

Through the bottom of the hopper I are formed two holes for the seed to pass into the holein the dropping-slide, audthrough each of the; bars to directly beneath the center of the hoppers, and about midway between the two holes in the bottom of said hoppers is formed a single hole, through which the seed passes from the dropping-slide into the spouts J, by which it is conducted to, the ground in the rear of the plows 1) and in front of the wheels B, so that the soil may be presseddown over it by the said wheels.

K is the dropping-slide, which passes across the machine, and the ends of which pass through and work in recesses formed in the bars a beneath the hoppers I.

Ineach of the end partsof the sliding barK is formed a single hole, which, as the bar K is moved longitudinally, comes beneath the holes in the bottorn of the hoppers alternately, so as to receive seed through said holes and transfer it to the holes in the bars a, through which it passes to the ground.

To the sliding bar K are pivoted the forward ends of two parallel bars, L, or of a single bar, having its rear end notched or slotted.

The bars or bar L are pivoted to the cross-bar a of the frame A, and are held in a horizontal position by a keeper attached to the said bar a.

Therear ends or end of the bars or bar L project into such a position 'as-to be struck by the inclines an, attached to the opposite sides of the opposite ends of the har'M, whichis attached to a hub placed upon and secured to the axle O, in such a way that the said bar may slide longitudinally upon the said axle. The bar M is moved upon the axle O to throw it i into and out of gear with the clutch N, attached to the said axle, so that the said bar may be carried around i by and with the axle in its revolution, by the lever Q, the lower end of which is forked and rides upon the hubof thesaid bar M. 1 v i The leverO is pivoted to the cross-bar a? of the frame A, or to some other suitable support, in such a position that it may be conveniently reached and operated by the driver from his seat. The lever O is held securely in either position by the notched catch bar or plate 1 attached to the frame of themaehine.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. The combination of the spring G, adjustable pin F, and adjustable chains H, with the plow-standard E and frame A a, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the bars or bar L, bar M, having inclines m formed upon or attached to the opposite sides of its opposite ends, clutch N, and lever 0,

able chains H, seed-hoppers I, conductor-spouts J, dropping-slide K, bars or bar L, arm M m, clutch N, lever O, and eateh-bar-F with each other, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

'WILLIAM H. LITTEL.

Witnesses O. B. THOMAS, FRANK DUDLEY.

plow-standards E, adjustable pins F, springs G, adj nst- 

